Evaluation the Satisfaction of Quality of Life in Rural Areas Around the Cities and Factors Affecting it (Case Study: Cheshme Ziarat County, Zahedan Township)

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Authors

1 M.Sc in Geography, University of Sistan and Baluchestan. Zahedan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Sistan and Baluchestan. Iran

Abstract

Today, the issue of quality of life in rural areas of Suburban is very important and various studies have been conducted in the field of quality of life in this area.. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life satisfaction in rural areas of Suburban in Zahedan. The statistical population of the study includes all the villages of Cheshmeh Ziarat in the central part of Zahedan city. According to the Census of 2016, the population of this village is 34693 people, equivalent to 8821 households. There are 126 villages in Cheshme Ziarat village with over 20 households. Due to the large number of rural villages and the difficulty of surveying all of them, 10% of the 12 rural villages are randomly selected as sample villages by random draw. The population of these 12 villages is 1075 households (3960 persons). Using the Cochran formula, 283 household heads were selected as the statistical sample. The purpose of this study is applied and in terms of nature and method of descriptive-analytical work that has been done in both library study and field survey. The binomial test was used to analyze the findings. The results of binomial test showed that the villagers of the study area were not satisfied with the quality of life in their villages because the mean of all three economic, social and physical-environmental variables were 2.68, 2.89 and 2.75, respectively. They are less than average (3). Thus, the quality of life of the villagers in this area is below average.
Humans have long been seeking ways to improve their living conditions so that they can improve their level of well-being and quality of life; therefore, they have always sought to provide conditions that have the least concern for their lives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life satisfaction in rural areas of Suburban in Zahedan. The statistical population of the study includes all the villages of Cheshmeh Ziarat in the central part of Zahedan city. According to the Census of 2016, the population of this village is 34693 people, equivalent to 8821 households. There are 126 villages in Cheshme Ziarat village with over 20 households. Due to the large number of rural villages and the difficulty of surveying all of them, 10% of the 12 rural villages are randomly selected as sample villages by random draw. The population of these 12 villages is 1075 households (3960 persons). Using the Cochran formula, 283 household heads were selected as the statistical sample. The purpose of this study is applied and in terms of nature and method of descriptive-analytical work that has been done in both library study and field survey. The binomial test was used to analyze the findings. The results of binomial test showed that the villagers of the study area were not satisfied with the quality of life in their villages because the mean of all three economic, social and physical-environmental variables were 2.68, 2.89 and 2.75, respectively. They are less than average (3). Thus, the quality of life of the villagers in this area is below average.
therefore, they have always sought to provide conditions that have the least concern for their lives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life satisfaction in rural areas of Suburban in Zahedan. The statistical population of the study includes all the villages of Cheshmeh Ziarat in the central part of Zahedan city. According to the Census of 2016, the population of this village is 34693 people, equivalent to 8821 households. There are 126 villages in Cheshme Ziarat village with over 20 households. Due to the large number of rural villages and the difficulty of surveying all of them, 10% of the 12 rural villages are randomly selected as sample villages by random draw. The population of these 12 villages is 1075 households (3960 persons). Using the Cochran formula, 283 household heads were selected as the statistical sample. The purpose of this study is applied and in terms of nature and method of descriptive-analytical work that has been done in both library study and field survey. The binomial test was used to analyze the findings. The results of binomial test showed that the villagers of the study area were not satisfied with the quality of life in their villages because the mean of all three economic, social and physical-environmental variables were 2.68, 2.89 and 2.75, respectively. They are less than average (3). Thus, the quality of life of the villagers in this area is below average.

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The Journal of Geographical Research on Desert Areas
Volume 9, Issue 2
October 2021
Pages 21-42

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